§ 40-05.1-03 — Charter commission - Membership - Preparation and submission of charter - Compensation and expenses - Publication or distribution

North Dakota § 40-05.1-03

• Jurisdiction: North Dakota
• Title 40: Municipal Government
• Ch. 40-05.1: Home Rule in Cities

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charter - Compensation and expenses - Publication or distribution.
Within sixty days after proceedings have been initiated for a home rule charter, the
governing body of the city shall appoint a charter commission, composed of at least five
members, to frame the charter, unless a petition proposing a charter pursuant to section
40-05.1-02 prescribes the composition of the commission or the manner by which the
composition of the commission is to be determined. The chairman of the charter commission
shall be designated by the governing body and shall be a charter commission member.
Compensation and expenses of commission members shall be as determined by the governing
body. The governing body may furnish the charter commission with office space, clerical help,
legal and other assistance, and supplies, and may appropriate and pay for same out of its
general funds. The charter commission shall hold at least one public hearing on the proposed
charter, and may use other suitable means to disseminate information, receive suggestions and
comments, and encourage public discussion of the proposed charter. The commission shall
prepare and submit the charter within one year after appointment, unless the governing body
allows additional time for submission of the charter. The proposed charter shall then be
published once in the city's official newspaper as provided in section 40-01-09. However, cities
with a population of one thousand or less may, in lieu of publishing the charter in a newspaper,
distribute copies of the charter door-to-door and have them posted and available at prominent
locations in the city. In the event a city does not publish the charter in a newspaper, it must still
publish a notice of the election.